Ming Zuo

Chapter 905 The Battle of Tsushima Sea (5)

The fourth squadron's assault turned the entire battlefield into a mess.

If you look down from the sky, Xia Jun and Dongying Jun are more like sandwich biscuits.

The Fourth Squadron made a violent assault ahead, completely ignoring everything else.

The small morning boats of the Dongying people surrounded them from all directions, trying their best to hold back the fourth squadron.

And behind this was the support of other squadrons of the Xia army.

At the end, there were also small early boats from the Dongying people in pursuit.

But when the fourth squadron ran at full speed, the Dongying people encountered an embarrassing side.

If their small morning boat wants to develop the fastest speed, it can only be paddled by manpower, and the sails cannot be raised, otherwise the boat will easily capsize.

Although the Cangshan Ship of the Fourth Squadron was larger than the Xiaozaochuan, under the downwind, with sails and manpower paddling, the speed was much higher than that of the Xiaozaochuan.

A Dongying person who is not afraid of death is driving a small early boat and wants to intercept it in front, but Huang Fei gives an order, and the Cangshan boat directly hits it.

The two overwhelmed Xiaozao boats were overturned on the spot, while the Cangshan boat continued to move forward unscathed.

From time to time, the ships of the Xia army and the Dongying people sank in various places on the battlefield, and countless lives fell into the sea and struggled desperately. Whether they could survive could only pray for the blessing of heaven.

But on the whole, the Dongying people still lost more ships.

After all, Xia Jun's ships are equipped with bronze cannons. Although the hit rate is impressive, as long as it hits one shot, Xiaozaochuan will definitely not be able to bear it and will fall apart on the spot.

Even if muskets were fired at each other, the firecrackers of the Dongying people were no match for Xia Jun's fire hat guns.

The only advantage of the Dongying people is that there are many people on board, and they desperately want to gain the upper hand by numbers.But unless it is a boarding battle, basically you will only be passively beaten.

Huang Fei didn't care about the situation behind him at all, and just ordered his squadron to move forward.

He didn't know how long he ran, anyway, only five of the eleven ships in the entire squadron remained.

The rest are probably either sacrificed or left behind.

In the fierce battlefield, there was no time to lament the sacrifice of comrades-in-arms. Everyone tensed up and focused on their side.

There is only one exception, and that is the observation post high on the mast.

"Boats! So many boats! We have discovered the main force of the Dongying people!"

The sentinel's shout lifted everyone's spirits.

Huang Fei rushed under the mast with two strides, and then climbed up like a monkey.

When he picked up the binoculars and looked towards the east, even though he had rich experience in war and was used to seeing life and death, he couldn't help being shocked on the spot.

I saw the eastern horizon, close to the sea, and a big dark cloud was sweeping in.

That's not really a dark cloud.

It is the main fleet of the boundless Japanese people.

There are countless ships, which are divided into three parts: left, middle, and right, and they are rushing forward.

Huang Fei took out a manual from his pocket, glanced at the opposite side, and compared it.

What is marked on it is the family crests of the various clans in Dongying, which can be used to determine the strength of the Dongying people.

But in a hurry, how can I see it.

In just a short while, the main fleet of the Dongying people has reached the front three kilometers away.

This distance is above the flat sea, and even without a telescope, you can feel the overwhelming pressure.

Huang Fei put the booklet away, and shouted to the bottom: "Let the arrow through the clouds."

When a soldier heard this, he quickly took out a one-foot-long bamboo tube, and aimed the side with the arrow at the sky.

When he pulled the lower rope with his hands, there was a loud "呲", and the short arrow in the bamboo tube flew into the air, and then exploded, forming a bright and dazzling firework.

In the opposite Japanese fleet, Mitsuhisa Shimadzu has already been reported.

When he saw the fireworks in the sky, he knew that the decisive battle was not far away.

"Hmph, so what if the Xia people find our place? I have already made proper arrangements, and this time we will win."

Yida Xiuzong was on his boat, and he couldn't hold back his curiosity after hearing this.

"Shimadzu-kun, what is your secret weapon? It should be revealed."

Looking at the fleet crowded on the sea, Mitsuhisa Shimadzu was in high spirits, and finally revealed the mystery.

"Show us our preparations!"

Following his order, many ships got busy.

When the thick cloth at the bow was lifted one by one, even Date Hidemune jumped up in shock.

"It's artillery! Where did the artillery come from?"

Mitsuhisa Shimadzu was complacent.

"During the Battle of Qingchang, our Dongying navy lost in the Luliang naval battle precisely because we had no artillery. In view of this, I bought more than [-] artillery pieces from the Dutch. This time, I must give one to the people of Xia. Unforgettable lesson."

Date Xiuzong looked at those huge artillery, still unable to get out of the shock.

He never thought that Mitsuhisa Shimadzu was so courageous that he dared to buy artillery from the Dutch behind the back of the shogunate.

No wonder Mitsuhisa Shimadzu is so confident about this expedition.

If there are these artillery blessings, it may really be successful.

After releasing the Cloud Piercing Arrow, the mission of the Fourth Squadron was considered complete.

The next thing they have to think about is how to escape from the pursuit of the Dongpu people.

Faced with these "flies" that appeared in front of his eyes, Mitsuhisa Shimadzu felt that they were just used to sacrifice the flag.

"Follow them and kill them."

The horns of the Dongying people began to pass through the fleet.

Yamada Yuei drew out his saber and pointed it at the third squadron.

"Attack!"

Immediately, a detachment broke away from the main lineup and rushed towards the third squadron.

At this time, the third squadron had fierce tigers in front and pursuers behind, which was extremely dangerous.

However, completing the task made Huang Fei very happy, and he didn't care about the rest.

His mind was spinning desperately, trying to find a way out for himself and his subordinates.

"How did Liu Shizhong escape?"

Immediately someone replied: "To the southwest, with the help of the wind, the speed can reach the fastest."

Huang Fei made a quick decision.

"Order the entire squadron, turn around and break out to the southwest, and shoot out all the smoke bombs."

The messenger immediately waved the colored flag and conveyed the order to the ships.

The third squadron drew a circle on the sea and adjusted the sails at the same time, and the speed increased a lot.

At the same time, at the stern of each ship, there were four or five people holding thick and thin tin buckets.

It has already been filled with soaked straw, lime, and charcoal and other messy things.

Xia Jun soldiers took out an iron can, poured all the oil in it into the barrel, and then stuffed the lit torch into it.

Soon, several billowing smoke dragons emerged from the stern of each ship.

The gray smoke quickly drifted towards the east by the wind, and soon filled the sky.

Yuei Yamada chased after him, but his vision was suddenly blurred, and the Dongying people on the ship were choked by the thick smoke, coughing continuously, and they couldn't find the third squadron at all.

"Baga, what the hell is this?"

However, no one could answer him. Instead, the entire main fleet of Japan was affected by the thick smoke and had to slow down.

At the same time, fireworks exploded in the sky one after another across the entire sea area, heading due west.

Thirty miles away, Zuo Hua looked at the obvious fireworks in the sky and couldn't help laughing.

"Order all the columns to attack according to the established plan!"

　Thank you Hangu Bayou for your reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)